Gate-latch.



J. MOORE. GATE LATCH.

APPLIOATION FILED MAR. 10, 1909.

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JAMES MOORE, OF MYRTLE POINT, OREGON.

GATE-LATCH.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed. March 10, 1909. Serial No. 482,435.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, JAMES Moons, a citizen of the United States,residing at Myrtle Point, in the county of Coos and State of Oregon,have invented a new and useful Gate-Latch, of which the following is aspecification.

The latch herein shown and described is designed, more particularly, forgates, and the object of the present invention is to provide a latch ofthis kind which is simple in structure, and devoid of complicated partsto get out of order; and also to provide a latch which can be easilyoperated from either side of the gate.

Vith the foregoing objects in view, the invention consists in a novelconstruction and arrangement of parts, to be hereinafter described andclaimed, reference being had i to the drawings hereto annexed, in whichFigure 1 is a face view of a portion of a gate, showing the applicationof the invention: Fig. 2 is a similar View, partly broken away, showingthe parts in another position: Fig. 3 is a transverse section on theline 3-8 of Fig. 1: Fig. l is a transverse section on the line 4E4: ofFig. 1.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 5 denotes the gate. Thelatch works in a housing comprising a base-plate 6, and a cover-plate 7,having at its longitudinal edges flanges 8, whereby it is fastened tothe base-plate. Fastening means such as screws 9 pass through notches 10in the edges of the base and the cover plates, said edges being inalinement, and said fastening means also pass into the gate, whereby thehousing is secured to the latter.

The latch-bolt is indicated at 11, it be ing of such a length that itmay be projected from the housing into the keeper (not shown), thehousing being open at its front end for this purpose. The rear end ofthe housing is also open, and from this end the bolt projects when it isin retracted position. The bolt is normally held in retracted positionby a coiled spring 12, connected at its ends to the rear end of the boltand to the gate, respectively. The bolt 11 is operated by a transversepin 13, projecting from opposite sides thereof, one end of said pinprojecting through a slot 14 in the cover-plate, and the other end ofthe pin projecting through registering slots 15 in the base-plate andthe gate, whereby the bolt may be operated from either side of the gate.Two sets of the herein described slots are provided, in order that thelatch may be reversed. The bolt is held in advanced or looking positionby a gravity detent, comprising an arm 16, working in the housing, andpivoted thereto as indicated at 17. The free end of this arm ishook-shaped, as indicated at 18, and is adapted to engage a shoulder 19on the bolt, adjacent to the rear end thereof, said shoulder beingformed by reducing said end of the bolt. Access to the detent for thepurpose of operating the same, may be had from both sides of the gate,the latter and the base-plate 6 of the housing having registeringapertures 20, and the cover-plate 7 having an aperture 21. The

hook is exposed through these apertures, and

is therefore accessible from both sides of the gate. In order tofacilitate the operation of the detent, the hook has finger notches 22on opposite sides.

The operation of the latch will be apparent from the foregoingdescription, but it may be summarized as follows :-The parts arenormally in the position shown in Fig. 1. To advance the bolt into itskeeper, it is pushed forwardly by means of the pin 13, against thetension of the spring 12. hen the shoulder 19 comes in line with thehook 18, the latter drops into engagement there with, as shown in Fig.2, whereby the bolt is held in locking position. To retract the bolt,the hook is lifted off the shoulder, whereupon the spring is permittedto contract and thus retract the bolt, and restore it to its normalposition.

It will be seen, from the foregoing, that I have provided a latch whichis easily operated from either side of the gate, and, as its parts arefew and simple, it can be cheaply produced, and easily applied.

What is claimed is 1. The combination with a gate, of alatch comprisinga housing, a sliding bolt working in the housing, a spring connected tothe bolt for retracting the same, and a pivoted hook engageable with thebolt for holding the same in advanced position, the gate and latchhousing having apertures through which the hook is accessible to permitits op eration from both sides of the gate.

2. The combination with a gate having an aperture and a slot, of a latchcomprising a housing having an aperture and a slot, a bolt Patented Dec.28,1909. Y

Working in the housing, and having a pin In testimony that I claim theforegoing PTOJBCUIIg from opposlte sldes thereof as my own, I havehereto aflixed my signathrough the slots of the gate andthe housture 1nthe presence of two wltnesses.

ing respectively, and a detent engageable JAMES MOORE. 5 With the bolt,said detent being exposed Vitnesses:

through the aperture in the gate and the E. C. ROBERTS,

housing. L. A. ROBERTS.

